1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/psych_tree.rb b/lib/rubygems/psych_tree.rb
index eca8249383..e3f1d1a08a 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/psych_tree.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/psych_tree.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 module Gem
   if defined? ::Psych::Visitors
     class NoAliasYAMLTree < Psych::Visitors::YAMLTree
+      def self.create
+        new({})
+      end unless respond_to? :create
+
       def visit_String(str)
         return super unless str == '=' # or whatever you want